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20 Nov 2009
• Buddhist community helps to keep society harmonious: PM Lee
• PM Lee confident Buddhist community will help keep society harmonious


19 Nov 2009
• Smoke rises from Japan's nuke plant, no radiation leak


15 Nov 2009
• Taiwan to boost quake warning system with undersea facility


13 Nov 2009
• Moderate quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra island


10 Nov 2009
• Obama urges Japan to keep US bases pact


09 Nov 2009
• Mercy Relief set up temporary classrooms for quake-hit Java
• Two killed, dozens injured in Indonesian quake
• Strong earthquake hits Indonesian island


02 Nov 2009
• Houses toppled as 4.9-magnitude quake hits southwest China
• Japan aims to bury greenhouse gas emissions


27 Oct 2009
• SCDF's new club to train youths in emergency preparedness


25 Oct 2009
• Thousands gather for worldwide climate protests
• No casualties or damage from major Indonesian quake


24 Oct 2009
• 7.3-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia
• Strong 6.0-magnitude quake hits Indonesia, no damage


23 Oct 2009
• S$116,500 raised for victims of Sumatra quake, flood victims in Philippines
• 6.2-magnitude quake hits northeast Afghanistan
• Singapore Idols Taufik, Hady to perform for Obama?


21 Oct 2009
• Sikh community raises funds for victims of typhoon Ketsana, Padang earthquake


20 Oct 2009
• MediaCorp's Project Hope raises close to S$1.3m in donations


19 Oct 2009
• Donations pour in for MediaCorp's Project Hope


18 Oct 2009
• MediaCorp stars busy rehearsing for Project Hope
• SAF disaster relief team returns home to warm welcome
• Moderate quake hits Indonesia
• Asian leaders to discuss economic ties, disasters


17 Oct 2009
• Mercy Relief's second medical team returns from Padang


16 Oct 2009
• SAF hands over 2 newly constructed clinics to Padang authorities
• Strong 6.4-magnitude quake rocks Indonesia
• Strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia
• Celebrities come together for Project Hope charity


15 Oct 2009
• 80% of houses unsafe after earthquake in West Sumatra
• Moderate 5.8-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia
• USGS reports 6.0-magnitude earthquake off tsunami-hit Samoa


14 Oct 2009
• Mercy Relief helping to revive education system in West Sumatra
• Indonesian Ocean nations conduct mass tsunami drill
• UN humanitarian chief, Japan FM visit Indonesia quake zone
• SAF to hand over 2 newly constructed clinics in Padang within the week
• Survey shows many of the collapsed buildings in Padang were poorly constructed


13 Oct 2009
• Mercy Relief helps Indonesia's quake victims
• 6.2-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia
• Khoo Teck Puat Foundation pledges S$100,000 worth of medical supplies for quake victims


12 Oct 2009
• Foreign medical teams remain in Indonesia to treat quake-hit victims
• CIMB Group pledges portion of earnings for disaster relief on "Padang Day"
• 6.4-magnitude quake hits South Pacific
• MediaCorp's Project Hope to raise funds for disaster victims
• Better relief efforts in Indonesia this time round


11 Oct 2009
• Australia to give quake-hit Indonesia US$15m in aid
• Moderate quake hits off Tonga


10 Oct 2009
• SAF to build 2 clinics in Sumatra to help earthquake victims
• 5.2-magnitude quake hits northern Japan


09 Oct 2009
• 6.4-magnitude quake shakes South Pacific's Santa Cruz islands


08 Oct 2009
• Agencies struggle to deliver help in quake-hit Indonesia
• Indonesia quake toll climbs, mass graves declared
• SCDF team deployed to quake-hit Padang back in Singapore
• Red Cross aid appeal for Indonesia quake victims
• The Muslim Converts' Association donates S$50,000 to quake victims in Sumatra
• Tsunami warning creates panic in Samoa
• Pacific islanders flee as huge quakes prompt tsunami alert
• Tsunami warning cancelled after Pacific quakes
• 8.1-magnitude quake hits South Pacific, tsunami warning issued
• Strong, deep quake off Philippines


07 Oct 2009
• Mosques in S'pore setting up collection drive for victims of regional disasters
• Indonesia mulls declaring villages mass graves
• Indonesia ramps up aid effort a week after quake


06 Oct 2009
• Indonesian VP-elect Boediono visits SAF medical team in Pariaman
• International aid pours into quake-hit Indonesia
• Up to 200,000 homes damaged in Indonesia quake
• Anger over shoddy building in Indonesia's quake zone
• SAF medical team works through the night


05 Oct 2009
• Quake survivor John Lee speaks about his ordeal
• Charities start collection drives for victims of regional disasters
• Experts urge countries to keep up integrated responses to beat haze
• SCDF asked to stand down search and rescue team in quake-hit Padang
• Indonesia calls off rescue efforts in quake-hit zones
• Disease fears as rains lash Indonesia's quake zone
• Appeals for donations to help Padang and Ketsana victims
• Samoans join in prayer after tsunami
• Tour agencies unaffected by the natural disasters


04 Oct 2009
• SAF medical team treats patients in quake-hit Indonesia
• Foreign aid pours into quake-hit Indonesia
• Death toll mounts across disaster-struck Asia
• Philippine government under attack over flood response
• 6.1-magnitude quake rocks eastern Indonesia
• Hopes fade for victims as another earthquake hits Indonesia
• Strong earthquake jolts Taiwan


03 Oct 2009
• SAF sends medical team to help quake victims in Padang
• Indonesian quake disaster leaves whole villages buried
• Singapore's Sumatra quake victim warded at SGH
• An SMS from Indonesia quake rubble a sign of hope
• US Navy mobilises disaster relief across Asia
• Samoa plans mass tsunami victim burial, 180 feared dead
• Samoa tsunami death toll rises to 164
• Rescuers head for Indonesia, UN waits for official food request
• PM Lee conveys condolences to Indonesian president through phone call


02 Oct 2009
• Moderate quake hits China's Gansu
• Singapore organisations raise funds for Indonesian quake victims
• SCDF team leaves for quake-hit Sumatra
• Samoan baby named Tsunami after lucky escape
• Asia's death toll from Ketsana rises
• Indonesia seeks aid as time runs out for quake victims
• SCDF rescue contingent's departure to quake-hit city Padang postponed
• Powerful 6.3-quake hits off Tonga, Samoan islands: USGS
• Thousands likely dead in Indonesian quake
• President Nathan, PM Lee extend condolences to quake victims in Indonesia


01 Oct 2009
• Thousands feared killed in Indonesian quake
• Singaporean reportedly saved from rubble in quake-hit Indonesia
• SCDF assisting Indonesia in quake rescue efforts
• Samoa death toll nears 150 after deadly tsunami
• Disaster-hit Asia counts the dead
• Tremors felt in parts of S'pore after second Sumatran earthquake
• Ketsana death toll nears 400 as new typhoon brews near Philippines
• Another powerful quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra
• Death toll rises, with over 1,000 feared killed in Indonesian quake
• At least 113 dead as Pacific quake, tsunami flatten villages


30 Sep 2009
• 21 killed in major Indonesia quake
• Tremors in various parts of S'pore following quake in Indonesia
• Powerful 7.6-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia
• Tsunami waves from Samoa quake reach Japan
• Dozens dead as Samoa quake, tsunami flattens villages
• Death toll rises to 28 in Samoa quake, tsunamis
• Tsunami warning issued for New Zealand, Samoa


29 Sep 2009
• Moderate earthquake rattles Japan's Ryukyu islands


24 Sep 2009
• Freak dust storm cost Australia "tens of millions"


23 Sep 2009
• Dust, quakes and fire as Australia reels from wild weather
• Bhutan quake death toll climbs to 12


21 Sep 2009
• Quake kills seven in Bhutan


19 Sep 2009
• Strong quake hits Indonesia's Bali
• Moderate quake rattles Indonesia


14 Sep 2009
• Chengdu to get a version of Hong Kong nightlife


13 Sep 2009
• HK journalists protest against beatings of reporters in Xinjiang


10 Sep 2009
• MediaCorp, World Vision to raise funds for Typhoon Morakot victims


09 Sep 2009
• Moderate quake rattles Indonesia


08 Sep 2009
• Strong earthquake rattles Indonesia


07 Sep 2009
• Mercy Relief focuses on food aid for children after Java quake
• At least 100 likely dead in Indonesia quake


06 Sep 2009
• NTU alumni donate RMB1 million to rebuild Sichuan school


05 Sep 2009
• Hopes fade for missing after Indonesia quake


04 Sep 2009
• Indonesian rescuers dig for trapped quake victims, 63 dead
• Indonesia's quake toll reaches 59 as search continues


03 Sep 2009
• Dozens trapped as Indonesia's quake toll rises to 46
• Taiwan typhoon reconstruction to take 3 years
• Indonesia quake toll rises to 45


02 Sep 2009
• No Singaporean affected by Indonesia's earthquake so far
• At least 15 killed in Indonesia's 7.0-magnitude quake
• Major 7.4-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia
• Japan election winners, govt work on power shift


01 Sep 2009
• 6.0-magnitude quake hits New Zealand


30 Aug 2009
• Strong earthquake jolts Samoa islands region


28 Aug 2009
• NTU helps to strengthen buildings in China's earthquake-prone areas
• Moderate quake rattles New Zealand capital
• 6.2 magnitude quake hits northwest China
• Strong 6.9-magnitude quake rocks Indonesia
• After historic 1979 trip, NBA club returns to China
• Taiwan confirms 543 dead, 117 missing after typhoon


26 Aug 2009
• Taiwan FM offers to resign over typhoon blunder
• Suicide car bomb kills 36 in Afghan city


25 Aug 2009
• Taiwan confirms 376 dead, 254 missing from typhoon


23 Aug 2009
• Quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra


22 Aug 2009
• Taiwan leader vows to complete typhoon reconstruction


20 Aug 2009
• Under-fire Taiwan cabinet approves US$3b typhoon budget
• Taiwan begins challenging post-typhoon recovery
• Under-fire Taiwan cabinet to submit typhoon budget


19 Aug 2009
• Taiwanese President Ma's popularity sinks amid typhoon mistakes
• Powerful quake rocks islands off New Zealand


17 Aug 2009
• Taiwan must airlift more than 1,600 typhoon victims, says govt
• Tsunami warning in southern Japan after strong quake


16 Aug 2009
• Tremors in various part of Singapore following quake in Sumatra
• Strong quake strikes Indonesia's Sumatra, seven hurt
• US sends Taiwan aircraft for typhoon rescue
• 6.9-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia's Sumatra island
• Taiwan steps up typhoon response as death toll maintains at 124


15 Aug 2009
• Taiwan holds memorials for typhoon victims as death toll rises to 121
• Taiwan flood death toll could top 500, says President Ma


13 Aug 2009
• Strong quake felt in Tokyo


12 Aug 2009
• More than 80 dead as typhoons pound East Asia


11 Aug 2009
• 61 dead as typhoons pound East Asia
• Strong quake hits central Japan, more than 100 injured
• Strong quakes hit Japan, India and Indonesia; tsunami warnings issued


09 Aug 2009
• 7.1-magnitude quake hits off eastern Japan


08 Aug 2009
• 29 missing in southwest China landslide
• Flood threat along river in southwest China diminishing


05 Aug 2009
• Strong quake rattles New Zealand
• 6.5-magnitude quake hits off southern Japan


02 Aug 2009
• 6.4-magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia
• Moderate earthquake hits Japan's Honshu island


01 Aug 2009
• South Korea first rocket launch set for August 11


30 Jul 2009
• US disappointed by paltry Pakistan aid
• Moderate earthquake hits Taiwan


29 Jul 2009
• Party secretary suspended for Shanghai building collapse


26 Jul 2009
• 5.4-magnitude quake rattles Taiwan


23 Jul 2009
• Four people dead, 53 missing in China landslide


22 Jul 2009
• Massive quake moves New Zealand closer to Australia


18 Jul 2009
• New Zealanders told to prepare as quakes continue


16 Jul 2009
• Hikers warned away as huge quake rocks New Zealand
• Strong 6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Papua New Guinea


15 Jul 2009
• Powerful quake hits off New Zealand, tsunami warning issued


14 Jul 2009
• Strong undersea quake hits Taiwan


13 Jul 2009
• Strong quake strikes eastern Indonesia
• Fresh aftershock hits China quake region


12 Jul 2009
• Moderate quake hits Indonesia's Papua


11 Jul 2009
• China pushes on with quake rescue efforts


10 Jul 2009
• China quake flattens 18,000 homes, leaves one dead
• Philippines warns Mayon volcano may erupt soon
• One dead, hundreds injured in China quake
• Hundreds injured, 10,000 homes destroyed in China quake
• Hundreds injured in China earthquake


09 Jul 2009
• 10-year-old boy wins CNA's "Top 10 News of the Decade" contest


08 Jul 2009
• China's Hu cuts short Italy trip over Xinjiang riots


29 Jun 2009
• Nine investigated over Shanghai building collapse


28 Jun 2009
• Series of quakes shake Taipei buildings
• Nearly-completed Shanghai high-rise falls over


25 Jun 2009
• Moderate quake rocks Taiwan


24 Jun 2009
• 6.7-magnitude quake rocks Papua New Guinea


15 Jun 2009
• Strong aftershock rattles Philippines


14 Jun 2009
• Powerful 6.1-magnitude quake rocks Philippines


12 Jun 2009
• Strong 6.3-magnitude quake shakes Vanuatu: USGS


05 Jun 2009
• Strong quake hits off northern Japan


02 Jun 2009
• Pakistan frees cleric linked to Mumbai attacks


31 May 2009
• Moderate earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea


30 May 2009
• Moderate quake hits Philippines


29 May 2009
• Victims slam govt over Indonesia's mud volcano
• Moderate quake rocks Indonesia


26 May 2009
• China to build world's largest quake simulator
• World fury over North Korea nuclear bomb test


24 May 2009
• Powerful quake rocks islands off New Zealand


14 May 2009
• Advocacy groups vs party politics in Singapore


12 May 2009
• China remembers deadly Sichuan earthquake
• China marks anniversary of deadly Sichuan quake
• Foreign media spar with authorities in China quake zone


11 May 2009
• Hope mixes with grief among China's quake survivors


08 May 2009
• Japan nuke plant to restart two years after quake


07 May 2009
• China's Sichuan quake in 2008 killed 5,335 students


04 May 2009
• Asian countries test out disaster relief preparedness plans
• SCDF commissioner to retire on May 20


27 Apr 2009
• Moderate earthquake hits off Philippines coast


21 Apr 2009
• Asia Pacific's population growth drops


19 Apr 2009
• Quake hits remote Kyrgyzstan area
• 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia
• Strong quake hits off Kurils


17 Apr 2009
• Chinese table tennis legend turns to politics
• Double quakes kill 22 in eastern Afghanistan


16 Apr 2009
• Papua New Guinea rocked by strong quake
• Strong quake hits off Indonesia's Sumatra island


09 Apr 2009
• Japan quake-hit nuke plant set to restart soon
• Moderate quake jolts India-Pakistan border


06 Apr 2009
• Shallow earthquake strikes Timor island


04 Apr 2009
• Strong 6.5 magnitude quake hits Indonesia


01 Apr 2009
• Strong 6.1 quake hits Indonesia


30 Mar 2009
• Indonesia steps up search for flood survivors


29 Mar 2009
• Strong 6.0-earthquake hits Indonesia


27 Mar 2009
• Civil defence competition brings regional experts to Singapore
• Strong earthquake strikes off Japan


25 Mar 2009
• Strong earthquake hits Papua New Guinea


20 Mar 2009
• Major earthquake strikes off Tonga islands region


18 Mar 2009
• Quake rocks Melbourne for second time in fortnight


16 Mar 2009
• Strong quake between Philippines and Indonesia


15 Mar 2009
• Moderate earthquake strikes off New Zealand coast


12 Mar 2009
• 5.0 quake hits southwest China: USGS
• South Korea postpones first space rocket launch


11 Mar 2009
• Two moderate quakes strike off Indonesia's coast


08 Mar 2009
• China evasive on number of students killed in quake


06 Mar 2009
• Earthquake shakes Australian city of Melbourne


05 Mar 2009
• Fire at Japan nuke plant, no radiation leak


02 Mar 2009
• Moderate quake hits off Indonesia
• France to send huge nuclear fuel shipment to Japan


28 Feb 2009
• Channel NewsAsia celebrates 10 years with online and on-air initiatives
• Earthquake strikes northern Japan


23 Feb 2009
• Moderate quake hits off Indonesia's Sumatra island
• Earthquake strikes between Indonesia and Philippines


20 Feb 2009
• China's quake-damaged reservoirs targeted to be fixed by end-2010


19 Feb 2009
• Research centre on earth sciences aims to be an asset to the region


17 Feb 2009
• Strong quake hits remote islands off New Zealand


15 Feb 2009
• Earthquake strikes northern Japan


13 Feb 2009
• Strong quake hits remote islands off New Zealand


12 Feb 2009
• Dozens injured as major quake hits Indonesia
• 17 injured as major quake hits Indonesia
• Major quake hits Indonesia
• Major earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Sulawesi island
• Two moderate earthquakes strike Fiji


10 Feb 2009
• Hundreds of whales rescued in Philippines
• Over 200 dolphins beached in Philippines


02 Feb 2009
• Pro-Tibet protesters arrested in London


01 Feb 2009
• Earthquake strikes off eastern Japan


29 Jan 2009
• Moderate quake strikes north of Andaman Islands


27 Jan 2009
• Moderate quake rattles Indonesia


23 Jan 2009
• Strong quake hits Indonesia


18 Jan 2009
• Strong quake jolts remote islands off New Zealand


16 Jan 2009
• New tremor hits eastern Russia near Japan
• Solomon Islands rocked by quake


15 Jan 2009
• Moderate earthquake hits China
• Mercy Relief completes 7 reconstruction projects for Sichuan quake victims


07 Jan 2009
• Strong quake rattles Indonesia


05 Jan 2009
• China aiming to lure three million tourists to Tibet
• China fines UK students for 'illegal map-making'
• Earthquake rattles Afghanistan, Pakistan


04 Jan 2009
• Japan registers small waves after Indonesia quakes
• Hotel collapses after powerful Indonesian quakes
• Two powerful quakes hit Indonesia
• Strong quake hits off Indonesia's West Papua province


02 Jan 2009
• Moderate undersea quake strikes southern Taiwan
• Moderate quake hits off Indonesia's Sumatra island


01 Jan 2009
• Quake hits Indonesia's Maluku


31 Dec 2008
• Quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra island


30 Dec 2008
• Quake rocks southern Philippines
• Moderate undersea quake jolts Taiwan


28 Dec 2008
• China toughens school quake standards


26 Dec 2008
• UN urges governments to implement disaster risk reduction methods
• Indonesia marks four years since Indian Ocean tsunami
• Earthquake hits southern Philippines


25 Dec 2008
• Strong quake strikes southern Philippines


23 Dec 2008
• Moderate quake strikes Taiwan


22 Dec 2008
• Taiwan-bound panda pair to bid farewell to China


21 Dec 2008
• Strong quake hits off east coast of Japan, no damage
• Chinese pandas ready for long-awaited trip to Taiwan


20 Dec 2008
• Strong 6.5-magnitude quake off Japan, no damage


19 Dec 2008
• Boys' Brigade Sharity Gift Box 35% short of collection target
• Taiwan tycoon gives record donation to build cancer hospital


17 Dec 2008
• Moderate quake jolts remote islands off New Zealand


16 Dec 2008
• Study shows Singapore safe from tsunamis
• Earthquake hits Indonesia's Sumatra region


15 Dec 2008
• Moderate earthquake strikes off Japanese coast


13 Dec 2008
• Major Sumatran quake, tsunami likely in decades, according to study


12 Dec 2008
• Pakistan turns screw on charity linked to Mumbai attacks
• Regional governments, NGOs urged to prepare for major Sumatran quake
• Earthquake hits off Indonesia


11 Dec 2008
• China's pandas face winter food shortages


10 Dec 2008
• Moderate earthquake hits China
• 5.9-magnitude quake rattles Vanuatu


09 Dec 2008
• Strong quake jolts remote islands off New Zealand
• Moderate earthquake hits Pakistan
• Strong earthquake hits Indian Ocean


08 Dec 2008
• New recipes to increase daily oat intake among youths
• Earthquake rocks Taiwan


06 Dec 2008
• Strong quake strikes Timor Leste's Dili
• Moderate earthquake shakes northern Japan


03 Dec 2008
• Officials from 39 countries meet to discuss disaster risk reduction


02 Dec 2008
• Powerful earthquake rocks Taiwan


28 Nov 2008
• 6.0-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra island
• 5.9-magnitude quake rattles Vanuatu


25 Nov 2008
• Strong quake jolts remote islands off New Zealand


23 Nov 2008
• Earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea
• Australia, Indonesia create disaster reduction centre
• Earthquake hits South Pacific
• Strong quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra


21 Nov 2008
• China has only identified 19,000 quake victims
• China plans US$440b investment in quake-hit province


20 Nov 2008
• Moderate quake strikes off Japan
• Moderate quake strikes off Nicobar Islands


18 Nov 2008
• Thousands displaced in Indonesia as quake toll rises to six
• Indonesia quake toll rises to six, more than 150 injured


17 Nov 2008
• Indonesia quake kills two, topples homes
• Major earthquake jolts Sulawesi region in Indonesia
• Moderate earthquake in Indian Ocean


16 Nov 2008
• Aftershock shakes quake-hit region in China
• Quake strikes off Vanuatu


13 Nov 2008
• Fire at Japan nuke power plant injures worker


12 Nov 2008
• China sombre on six-month anniversary of quake
• Aftershock hits ethnic Tibetan, Mongolian region in China


11 Nov 2008
• Indonesia launches tsunami early warning system
• Five killed in China quake


10 Nov 2008
• China rebuilds six months after quake, amid frustrations
• Strong earthquake hits northwest China


08 Nov 2008
• Thousands attend memorial for Taiwanese tycoon
• 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia


05 Nov 2008
• Earthquake strikes off Vanuatu


04 Nov 2008
• Death toll in southwest China rain rises to 43
• Rains leave 26 dead, 45 missing in China's southwest


02 Nov 2008
• 20 dead, 42 missing in southwest China landslides
• Pakistan quake hits apple orchards, livelihoods


01 Nov 2008
• Quake strikes off Indonesia's Maluku
• Strong aftershock hits quake-stricken Pakistan


31 Oct 2008
• Fears for Pakistan quake children as disease spreads
• Fears of more deaths as Pakistan quake victims wait for aid


30 Oct 2008
• Freezing Pakistani quake survivors wait for aid


29 Oct 2008
• 6.2-magnitude aftershock hits after Pakistan quake
• 135 dead in Pakistan quake
• Ten dead in Pakistan quake
• Strong earthquake hits Papua New Guinea


23 Oct 2008
• Lim Swee Say to lead trade mission to Chengdu


21 Oct 2008
• Mercy Relief sets up 2 overseas offices to help the poor


20 Oct 2008
• 6.5-magnitude quake hits Indonesia


19 Oct 2008
• Powerful quake rattles Tonga


15 Oct 2008
• Vietnam jails reporter who wrote about state corruption


14 Oct 2008
• Vietnam trial for journalists who exposed state corruption


10 Oct 2008
• Indian investment bankers emerge unlikely gainers in global financial crisis


07 Oct 2008
• Nine dead as strong quake hits Tibet


06 Oct 2008
• At least 30 dead in Tibet quake
• Strong earthquake hits Tibet
• 58 killed in Kyrgyzstan earthquake
• Moderate earthquake hits northwest China
• Strong quake hits off New Zealand


05 Oct 2008
• Quake hits off New Zealand


30 Sep 2008
• S'pore leaders congratulate Chinese counterparts ahead of National Day
• Powerful earthquake hits off New Zealand


27 Sep 2008
• Philippines hit by strong quakes


26 Sep 2008
• 18 killed as storms batter China


21 Sep 2008
• Fireworks blamed as 43 die in China nightclub blaze
• Moderate earthquake shakes Tokyo


16 Sep 2008
• Strong quake strikes Timor Leste


15 Sep 2008
• SingPost sends cards to young victims of Sichuan earthquake


14 Sep 2008
• Strong 6.2-magnitude quake hits Timor Leste


13 Sep 2008
• Moderate quake hits off Indonesia's Ambon


12 Sep 2008
• Moderate earthquake hits southwest China


11 Sep 2008
• Tsunami alert issued after quakes hit Indonesia and Japan


09 Sep 2008
• Strong undersea quake hits northeastern Taiwan
• Strong quake hits off Vanuatu


08 Sep 2008
• Moderate quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra island
• China says little interest in 88 quake orphans up for adoption


06 Sep 2008
• SCDF launches new emergency handbook and Mobile Tremorlator
• Moderate quake hits Pakistan as voting in presidential election begins


04 Sep 2008
• China's construction frenzy may have led to poorly built schools


03 Sep 2008
• China premier warns of winter hardship in quake zone
• China allocates nearly US$4m for Sichuan earthquake


01 Sep 2008
• China rushes troops to quake zone as toll rises
• 30 dead or missing after China earthquake


31 Aug 2008
• China quake death toll rises to 28
• China quake death toll rises to 25


30 Aug 2008
• China quake kills 22
• Five killed in China quake


25 Aug 2008
• 6.3-magnitude quake strikes Tibet, near Nepal border


24 Aug 2008
• Bolt visits China quake victims, urges them to look forward


22 Aug 2008
• Three dead in China-Myanmar border quakes


20 Aug 2008
• Earthquake hits China-Myanmar border


10 Aug 2008
• Mercy Relief upbeat S'poreans will continue to give generously


08 Aug 2008
• 6.0 quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra


07 Aug 2008
• 5.0 magnitude quake hits China's Sichuan province
• Quake shakes Indonesian island, homes destroyed
• Quake shakes Indonesian island
• Olympic torch relay cheered through Beijing amid Tibet protest


05 Aug 2008
• MediaCorp, World Vision raise funds for Sichuan quake survivors


04 Aug 2008
• China orders wealthier provinces to aid quake-devastated communities


02 Aug 2008
• Moderate quake rocks eastern Taiwan
• Moderate quake hits southwest China, 231 hurt


01 Aug 2008
• Moderate quake hits southwest China, 26 hurt
• Moderate quake hits southwest China
• Fear returns to Kashmir frontier amid ceasefire violations


30 Jul 2008
• China earmarks US$200m to rebuild schools in quake zone
• Eight pandas flown to Beijing to join Olympics fanfare


29 Jul 2008
• Strong earthquake hits Solomons


27 Jul 2008
• Moderate quake hits northeastern Bangladesh


26 Jul 2008
• China allows quake-hit families to have more children


25 Jul 2008
• Number of injured in Japan quake reaches 200
• China's Web users top 250m on back of disasters, Olympics
• Japanese say careful preparations saved them from quake
• Eight dead in collapse at China mosque site


24 Jul 2008
• One dead as three quakes hit China's disaster area
• ASEAN nations call for more coordinated disaster relief efforts
• Asia forges agreement towards joint disaster taskforce
• Two quakes hit southwest China
• NKorea, Thai-Cambodia flare-up dominate Asian security talks
• Japan hunts for victims after powerful quake
• Moderate quake hits southwest China


23 Jul 2008
• Northern Japan hit by strong 6.8 quake
• Temasek Foundation, NTU team up with Indonesian university on quake project
• Asia's disaster response in spotlight at security talks


20 Jul 2008
• Asian security talks to tackle NKorea, Myanmar


19 Jul 2008
• Earthquake jolts northern Japan


17 Jul 2008
• China quake zone govt to sell luxury HQ after outcry


16 Jul 2008
• Japan gives up search for 10 missing in quake


13 Jul 2008
• Mosques hold "Blessings For All Day" to reach out to wider community
• Asia sets stage for disaster relief exercise with key powers


12 Jul 2008
• Chinese man jailed for hacking Red Cross quake site


08 Jul 2008
• Earthquake jolts southern Japan


07 Jul 2008
• Thailand stages tsunami drill in Phuket


05 Jul 2008
• Quake jolts Tokyo


04 Jul 2008
• Qingdao's frantic race to end algae nightmare


03 Jul 2008
• Jail terms cut for China's prisoner quake heroes


02 Jul 2008
• UN's Ban urges China to take greater global leadership


01 Jul 2008
• Singapore, China sign agreements to spell out details on eco-city


29 Jun 2008
• Rice meets children who lost homes in China quake


28 Jun 2008
• Powerful earthquake in Indian Ocean, no tsunami threat
• China seals off quake town over epidemic fears


27 Jun 2008
• Powerful earthquake in Indian Ocean, no tsunami risk seen


26 Jun 2008
• US$15,000 for best idea to provide clean water in post-disaster areas


25 Jun 2008
• China welcomes first Japanese warship since WWII


24 Jun 2008
• China to turn "quake lake" into tourist spot
• China to welcome first Japanese warship since WWII
• Rice heads to Asia for critical North Korea nuclear talks


19 Jun 2008
• Japan PM vows help as quake toll rises to 11


18 Jun 2008
• Flood waters threaten millions in China, quake refugees evacuated
• Epidemics emerge as major threat in China's quake zone
• China confirms one-day torch relay in Tibet Saturday
• China orders emergency work as floods ravage south


17 Jun 2008
• Chinese Embassy thanks SCDF for help in quake recovery efforts
• South China ravaged by floods, densely populated north in danger


16 Jun 2008
• Japanese soldiers search mud for quake victims as death toll hits 10
• Thousands evacuated as rains lash China quake region
• Hopes dim in search for missing victims after Japan quake
• China starts to evacuate up to 70,000 from quake zone


15 Jun 2008
• Three more confirmed dead after Japan quake
• Missing foreigners found after Japan quake
• Japan troops search ravaged resort after killer quake
• 5.2-magnitude quake jolts southern Taiwan
• Six dead, 100 hurt as quake strikes Japan
• Asian powers vow to cooperate on North Korea, Africa


14 Jun 2008
• Six dead, 12 missing in Japan quake
• Three dead, more trapped as strong earthquake hits Japan
• Small radioactive water leak after Japan quake
• Strong earthquake hits Japan
• China says ties with Germany back to normal after Dalai Lama spat


13 Jun 2008
• Bank staff in China quake zone use donations to buy runners
• Australian PM pledges cooperation with Indonesia president


10 Jun 2008
• Helicopter, bodies found in China quake zone
• Water gushes from China's quake lake as diversion channels cleared


09 Jun 2008
• Strong aftershock hits China's quake lake
• China 'quake lake' still rising despite drainage
• Quake measuring 5.1 strikes remote China region


08 Jun 2008
• Aftershock rocks China "quake lake" zone
• China "quake lake" still a threat despite draining


07 Jun 2008
• Over 100 youths to experience homelessness for a night
• Drainage of China's quake lake begins
• China braces as quake lake reaches 'critical' level


06 Jun 2008
• Strong quake hits east of Timor Leste
• Nearly S$300,000 raised for Myanmar, China disaster victims
• Critical moment for China's 'quake lake', Wen warns
• Nepal police detain 250 protesting Tibetans


05 Jun 2008
• Pandas go on show at Beijing Zoo ahead of Olympics
• As China's quake lake rises, govt warns to prepare for the worst
• Report says Chinese vice president Xi Jinping to visit NKorea


04 Jun 2008
• Thousands gather in Hong Kong to mark Tiananmen massacre
• Taiwan president calls for freedom, democracy in China
• Series of quakes rattle Indonesia
• China quake lake 'extremely dangerous'
• Earthquakes hit off Indonesian islands
• Strong earthquake hits Solomon Islands


03 Jun 2008
• Moderate quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra
• 200 children stage concert to raise funds for Sichuan quake victims
• Soldiers battle heavy fog in China quake helicopter hunt
• China could face power shortage partly due to quake


02 Jun 2008
• Asian Tour golfers raise over S$110,000 for relief efforts
• Insurance deficit worsens plight of China's quake victims
• China relief chopper crashes as 'quake lake' set to drain
• Strong quake shakes buildings in Taipei
• Strong quake strikes off Australia's Macquarie Island


01 Jun 2008
• Mercy Relief raises S$163,000 for China quake victims
• Charity show raises more than S$10m so far for China quake victims
• Inter-faith group donates S$2m to Sichuan rebuilding effort
• S'pore donates S$108,920 worth of humanitarian aid to China's quake victims
• DBS Children's Charity Run raises S$140,000 for S'pore Children's Society
• China quake helicopter crashes, 14 on board
• Quake of at least 6.3 magnitude rocks Philippines, Taiwan
• Over a million wait as China prepares to drain 'quake lake'


31 May 2008
• Dedication canvases for Sichuan victims turned into artworks
• Car wash fundraising drive at Turf Club carparks
• South Korea calls for global disaster management system
• Red Cross calls for more aid for China quake victims
• No order for mass evacuation in China over flood fears


30 May 2008
• Quake may force China's famed panda reserve to move


29 May 2008
• Four runners from Singapore take part in Olympic torch relay
• Corruption fears as world gives billions for China quake
• China quake survivors rescued as rain threatens millions
• Indonesian island hit by moderate earthquake


28 May 2008
• Red Cross offers 100,000 tents for China quake victims


27 May 2008
• China orders evacuation amid quake flood fears
• Troops scramble to drain swelling China quake lake
• MediaCorp stars to do more for Sichuan quake victims
• Storm may cause China's 'quake lake' to overflow
• China authorities to probe school collapse after quake
• Soldiers race to blast clear China 'quake lake'


26 May 2008
• S$9.5m raised so far by TV charity show to help victims of Sichuan earthquake
• Taiwan ruling party chief in China for landmark meeting
• Chinese team sent to drain 'quake lake' as flood fears grow
• Taiwan ruling party chief heads for landmark China meeting
• China aftershock death toll rises to six
• MediaCorp's charity show raises over S$9.5m for China quake victims
• Study says quakes can be triggered from other side of globe
• Two killed, homes destroyed in strong China aftershock


25 May 2008
• MediaCorp's charity show raises over S$6.85m for Sichuan quake victims
• Shoppers raise S$11,400 at MediaCorp's charity bazaar
• Singapore's problems cannot be solved by subsidies
• Strong aftershock jolts China as quake toll rises
• China shortens Olympic torch relay's Tibet leg
• Foreign aid gains pace as rain clouds threaten China quake zone
• Tourism shaken in China quake zone


24 May 2008
• Local artistes release single to raise funds for Sichuan quake victims
• After deal, aid groups wait for access to Myanmar
• Singapore churches donate to disaster relief efforts
• Strong quake shakes Indonesia's Maluku
• Taiwan's new president calls for reopening of dialogue with China
• UN's Ban gets Myanmar to accept foreign aid


23 May 2008
• Parliament to address issue of school bus safety on Monday
• Dalai Lama meets British PM in closely watched talks
• MediaCorp donates $200,000 for relief efforts, artistes and staff chip in
• China quake death toll reaches 55,740
• Shanghai welcomes Olympic torch, pays tribute to quake victims
• Into overdrive for Sichuan quake victims
• Dalai Lama to meet with British PM in closely watched talks
• Singapore despatches tents to China quake victims; DART team returns
• Singaporeans' run in Olympic torch relay rescheduled to May 27
• Ancient Chinese irrigation system stands test of time - and quake
• Demos on third day of Dalai Lama visit to Britain


22 May 2008
• Singapore schools cancel trips to Sichuan in wake of earthquake
• China's quake rescue efforts focusing on reconstruction
• China raises quake death toll to more than 51,000
• Heat clouds raise Indonesian volcano alert
• Quakes rattle Indonesia's Sumatra island
• China to take Olympic flame through Sichuan before Games
• China quake zone on guard against epidemics
• Another woman saved as China plans billions for relief
• Overseas Chinese groups in Philippines do their part to help quake victims


21 May 2008
• Singapore's DART returns to Chengdu after rescue mission
• China resumes Olympic torch relay after mourning for earthquake victims
• Charity show to raise funds for children orphaned by China quake
• China to spend US$13b on quake relief, rebuilding
• Woman rescued nine days after China quake
• China scrambles to help five million displaced by quake
• China warns of punishment for quake-related graft
• Beijing torch relay to resume Thursday, says state media
• Myanmar mourns cyclone victims as UN chief heads to the scene


20 May 2008
• S'pore-listed company provides temporary housing for quake victims
• OCBC, Keppel and AsiaPharm aid quake relief efforts in Sichuan
• Thousands pour onto streets in China fearing aftershock
• US giving China satellite images of quake damage
• Art lovers raise S$80,000 for Sichuan earthquake victims
• Tremors reported in several areas following Sumatra quake


19 May 2008
• Singapore's rescue teams join relief efforts in Sichuan province
• Earthquake with 5.9-magnitude hits Sumatra island
• Mercy Relief delivers first batch of relief supplies to quake-hit areas
• Myanmar declares three days of mourning for cyclone victims
• Chinese Embassy observes 3-minute silence in memory of quake victims
• China's quake orphans face uncertain future
• Rescuers save two women buried for seven days
• More than 71,000 people dead, buried or missing in Sichuan
• Taiwan's Ma eyes inauguration as chance for China thaw


18 May 2008
• China announces national mourning for quake victims
• China's quake death toll reaches 32,477
• Singapore team recover three bodies from China quake rubble
• 63 people pulled alive from quake debris in China, says state media
• Strong quake aftershock hits southwest China


17 May 2008
• SRC to send 260,000 rice sticks to China quake victims
• Countries must accept autonomy of Myanmar, China when extending helping hand
• S'poreans returning from China talk about their close shave with quake disaster
• China evacuates thousands on flood fears after quake
• Singapore Buddhist Lodge to build quake-proof schools in Sichuan
• North Korea offers aid to quake-hit China
• Taiwan's KMT leader to visit China
• Confirmed death toll from China quake reaches 28,881
• China steps up battle to prevent epidemics in quake zone
• Malaysia pledges US$1.5m in quake aid to China
• Survivors emerge as China quake rescue intensifies
• German saved after 114 hours in China quake rubble
• American tourist joins pandas in 'surreal' earthquake ordeal
• Foreign rescuers join frantic search for China quake survivors
• China wins rare praise for allowing quake media coverage
• China may allow more countries to help in quake rescue
• Foreign rescuers at work in China quake area
• Singapore FM lauds China's crisis communication in quake aftermath


16 May 2008
• MediaCorp donates S$100,000 for China quake relief
• China aftershock triggers landslides, buries cars
• Donations continue to pour in for earthquake victims in China
• Singapore's rescue team arrives in China
• Linda Gallery joins donation drive to help quake victims in China
• Foreign rescuers provide unprecedented help in China quake area
• China launches probe into collapse of schools in quake
• China warns of dam collapses due to rain in quake zone
• Chinese child saved 80 hours after quake
• President Hu calls for stepped-up relief efforts
• Time running out in search for China quake survivors
• S'pore sends rescue team to quake-hit China
• China's President Hu flies to earthquake zone
• Banyan Tree chief's brush with death at Chengdu when Sichuan quake struck
• China quake heaviest since 1949, says PM Wen
• Mercy Relief to begin fund-raising for China quake victims
• China says quake toll likely above 50,000


15 May 2008
• Singapore companies pledge more money to help China quake victims
• Part of proceeds from art exhibition to go to Chinese quake victims
• Girl saved after 50 hours in quake rubble
• Quake-hit China to let in Japanese rescue team
• China's military to conduct large-scale relief drops
• China orders 90 more choppers, 30,000 troops to quake zone
• School children death toll sparks tough questions in China
• China says dam "structurally stable and safe" after quake


14 May 2008
• RSA sets up S$3m fund at NTU to increase research on steel
• President Nathan "saddened" by great loss of lives in China
• Holidaymakers still stranded in Chengdu because of landslides
• HK mounts biggest-ever aid effort for China quake
• Towns in China quake zone 'razed to ground'
• China starts airdrops into quake zone


13 May 2008
• Sichuan natives working in S'pore worried about families back home
• Tour agents say travellers backing out from going to Sichuan
• Olympic torch relay scaled down after China quake
• Singaporeans in Chengdu say they are safe and well after quakes
• Singapore ready to send rescue teams to China, says PM Lee
• Strong aftershock sends Chinese workers fleeing
• Earthquake kills 37 tourists, 2,000 unaccounted for
• World powers, Asian neighbours offer help after China quake
• Tens of thousands dead or missing in China quake
• China deploys 50,000 troops in quake rescue
• Chinese PM says situation in quake-hit China 'worse' than estimated


12 May 2008
• Geologists say Tibetan tectonics triggered China quake
• China's Three Gorges Dam not damaged by quake
• Bush says US 'ready to help' China after quake
• China quake hits chemical plants, hundreds buried
• No reports of Singaporeans injured in China quake
• Up to 5,000 dead in one county in China quake
• Workers in Beijing, Shanghai flee buildings in panic after quake
• 900 feared buried after quake in southwest China
• China warns earthquake could occur in Beijing later Monday
• 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits China's Sichuan province


11 May 2008
• Moderate quake strikes off Taiwan coast


09 May 2008
• More quakes hit Tokyo, eastern Japan


08 May 2008
• More organisations in S'pore rally to help Myanmar cyclone victims
• Strong earthquake felt in Tokyo


07 May 2008
• Myanmar's generals shun US aid, see risk to political power


02 May 2008
• Quake strikes off west coast of Sumatra


01 May 2008
• Moderate earthquake shakes east of Tokyo


29 Apr 2008
• Earthquake rattles South Pacific


27 Apr 2008
• Quake rocks southern New Zealand


24 Apr 2008
• Taiwan jolted by 5.8-magnitude earthquake


19 Apr 2008
• Strong quake strikes off Timor Leste


17 Apr 2008
• Indonesia raises alert level on Java volcano
• Moderate earthquake jolts Japan's Honshu island


16 Apr 2008
• 5.8-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia
• Hundreds flee as Indonesian volcano erupts


14 Apr 2008
• Taiwan academic Liu Chao-shiuan named premier in new govt


09 Apr 2008
• Strong 7.5-magnitude quake hits Pacific


04 Apr 2008
• Moderate earthquake jolts Tokyo, eastern Japan


02 Apr 2008
• Tremors felt in Singapore following Sumatra quake
• Strong quake jolts Indonesia's Sumatra island


30 Mar 2008
• Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia's Aceh


29 Mar 2008
• Second 5.7-magnitude quake hits northern Philippines
• 5.7-magnitude quake jolts eastern Indonesia
• Strong earthquake rattles northern Philippines


28 Mar 2008
• S$150m observatory aims to study natural disasters better


21 Mar 2008
• Strong quake hits China


13 Mar 2008
• NTU raises S$200m in endowment, aims to be multi-cultural university


12 Mar 2008
• Malaysian opposition targets race policies, warns government


06 Mar 2008
• Strong quake hits Indonesia's North Maluku


03 Mar 2008
• Strong earthquake rocks east coast of Philippines
• Powerful quake hits off Indonesia's Sumatra island


01 Mar 2008
• Moderate quake rocks Taiwan


26 Feb 2008
• SingTel and 5 partners to build undersea cable linking Japan and US
• Tremors felt in various parts of Singapore Tuesday morning
• Strong quake strikes off Indonesia
• Tremors felt in Singapore after Sumatra quake


25 Feb 2008
• 45 calls about Sumatra quake-induced tremors
• Indonesia lifts tsunami warning issued after quake
• 7.2-magnitude quake hits Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
• Tremors felt in Singapore after Sumatra earthquake


24 Feb 2008
• Earthquake measuring 6.6-magnitude hits Indonesia


23 Feb 2008
• Moderate quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra island, no tsunami threat


22 Feb 2008
• Mild tremors felt in Singapore from earthquake in Sumatra
• Strong quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra


21 Feb 2008
• Tens of thousands camp outside their homes after Indonesian quake


20 Feb 2008
• Residents feel tremors in parts of S'pore after Indonesia's quake
• Biomedical Research Council awards S$41m to 61 research projects
• Three injured, buildings damaged in Indonesia's quake
• Thailand issues tsunami alert after Indonesia's quake
• Strong earthquake hits Indonesia's Sumatra island


14 Feb 2008
• Strong quake off Indonesia's Maluku, tsunami alert issued


10 Feb 2008
• Strong 6.0 quake hits off eastern Indonesia


08 Feb 2008
• Strong 5.8 quake hits north of Bali


02 Feb 2008
• UN team finds no major damage to safety equipment at Japan's quake-hit nuke plant


01 Feb 2008
• UN team goes inside Japan's quake-hit nuclear plant


31 Jan 2008
• Part of Indonesian tsunami detector system 'was severed'
• Strong aftershock jolts eastern Indonesia


30 Jan 2008
• Strong quake rocks Indonesia's Maluku, tsunami alert lifted
• Strong quake rocks Indonesia's Maluku, tsunami alert sounded


26 Jan 2008
• Moderate earthquake rocks western Japan


23 Jan 2008
• One dead as quake rocks Indonesia's Nias island
• 6.7-magnitude earthquake strikes off Sumatra


21 Jan 2008
• Strong quake rocks Indonesia's Maluku islands


20 Jan 2008
• SCDF contingent certified by UN for urban rescue missions


14 Jan 2008
• Earthquake rattles India's Andaman archipelago


13 Jan 2008
• Moderate earthquake rocks Philippines


09 Jan 2008
• Powerful earthquake strikes Tibet


07 Jan 2008
• Strong quake sparks fires in Indonesian town: residents


04 Jan 2008
• Tremors felt in parts of Singapore as quake hits Sumatra
• Strong quake rocks Indonesia's Sumatra


02 Jan 2008
• Papua New Guinea hit by two quakes


30 Dec 2007
• Moderate quakes hit western and eastern Indonesia


28 Dec 2007
• Panic as quake hits Indonesia's Aceh province


27 Dec 2007
• More than 130 feared dead after Indonesian rains
• Rescuers hunt for victims after deadly Indonesian rains
• Asia remembers tsunami victims three years on


26 Dec 2007
• Aceh reconstruction efforts expected to end next November
• Sri Lanka's president vows to crush Tamil Tiger rebels
• Asia remembers tsunami victims three years on
• Indonesians mark three years since Indian Ocean tsunami


25 Dec 2007
• Moderate earthquake hits northern Japan


23 Dec 2007
• Hindu hawk Modi wins re-election in key Indian state


22 Dec 2007
• Strong quake hits Indonesia's eastern province of Papua


21 Dec 2007
• Authorities declare emergency in quake-hit New Zealand city


20 Dec 2007
• Strong earthquake rocks New Zealand


15 Dec 2007
• Strong quake hits Timor Leste, no damage: meteorologist


12 Dec 2007
• Strong quake hits Indonesia, no damage: meteorologist


07 Dec 2007
• Strong quake rattles Indonesia's resort island of Bali


05 Dec 2007
• Moderate quake jolts Taiwan


04 Dec 2007
• Indonesia's Sulawesi island hit by quake


02 Dec 2007
• Indonesian quake in Java but no tsunami threat: officials


01 Dec 2007
• Indonesia quake but no tsunami threat: official


30 Nov 2007
• Moderate quake hits New Zealand


29 Nov 2007
• Earthquake jolts southern Vietnam, no injuries reported: official


28 Nov 2007
• Philippine typhoon death toll hits 22: officials


27 Nov 2007
• Strong quake shakes Philippine capital


26 Nov 2007
• Earthquake rocks northern Japan
• Earthquake kills three, injures 45 in Indonesia: ministry
• Strong earthquake hits Indonesia


25 Nov 2007
• Tremors felt in parts of Singapore as quake hits Sumatra
• Quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra, no tsunami threat: officials


23 Nov 2007
• Seabed project reveals earthquake, tsunami clues: scientists
• New NUS centre to study effects of natural disasters on S'pore buildings
• 6.0-magnitude quake strikes off coast of Indonesia's Sumatra


21 Nov 2007
• Southeast Asian leaders back nuclear energy


11 Nov 2007
• Quake rocks Indonesia's Sumatra island, no reports of damage


10 Nov 2007
• Japanese nuclear reactor shut down after incident


08 Nov 2007
• Indonesia downgrades volcano alert status
• Moderate quake jolts Taiwan


07 Nov 2007
• 'Island' emerges in Indonesian volcano crater


04 Nov 2007
• Indonesia volcano eruption imminent despite false alarm: scientist


03 Nov 2007
• Indonesia's Mount Kelut erupts: volcanologist


02 Nov 2007
• Indonesian volcano appears poised to erupt: scientist


01 Nov 2007
• Hundreds of tremors shake Indonesian volcano


31 Oct 2007
• Powerful quake rocks Northern Marianas in South Pacific
• How to break out of generosity trap


28 Oct 2007
• Indonesia's record-breaking bridge on shaky foundations


27 Oct 2007
• Three volcanoes simmering in Indonesia
• Programme to rebuild homes in Aceh to be completed in April 2008


26 Oct 2007
• Japan court refuses to stop nuclear plant on quake fear


25 Oct 2007
• Indonesian volcano erupts on North Sulawesi
• Strong earthquake strikes off Indonesia


23 Oct 2007
• Indian PM's relief fund said to be missing millions of dollars
• China begins laying new trans-Pacific fibre optic cable to US


20 Oct 2007
• Pressure rises at Indonesian volcano


18 Oct 2007
• Japanese hostage healthy and in Iran, envoy told
• Indonesian volcano calms but scientists warn of imminent threat


17 Oct 2007
• Japanese envoy in Iran, urges hostage's release
• Japanese envoy in Iran urges hostage's release


16 Oct 2007
• Japanese envoy heads to Iran over kidnapping
• New Zealand rattled by large earthquake


14 Oct 2007
• Strong quake hits off Pacific Islands


12 Oct 2007
• Japan working to free kidnapped student in Iran


11 Oct 2007
• Indonesia to boost military role in disaster relief


10 Oct 2007
• Strong quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra
• Earthquake hits Papua New Guinea


09 Oct 2007
• Moderate quake hits northern Japan


08 Oct 2007
• Chopper escorting Musharraf crashes, four dead


07 Oct 2007
• Moderate earthquake felt in Tokyo


05 Oct 2007
• Strong earthquake rocks north Sumatra


04 Oct 2007
• Quakes rock New Zealand
• Quake measuring 5.6 on Richter scale rocks New Zealand


02 Oct 2007
• Indonesia cancels tsunami alert
• Indonesia issues tsunami alert after Sumatra quake


01 Oct 2007
• Moderate quake jolts Tokyo region


30 Sep 2007
• Strong quake hits near New Zealand
• Strong quake hits Guam


27 Sep 2007
• Strong quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra island


26 Sep 2007
• Plans for nuclear power plants stir debate in Southeast Asia


24 Sep 2007
• Strong quake hits Indonesia, no tsunami threat


20 Sep 2007
• Strong quake hits Indonesia, no tsunami threat or damage
• Tremors reported in S'pore after 6.7 quake hit Indonesia's Sumatra
• Small fire at Japan nuclear plant


19 Sep 2007
• Strong quake hits Indonesia, no tsunami threat or damage


16 Sep 2007
• Indonesian quake toll at 23, more than 15,000 buildings damaged


15 Sep 2007
• More than 15,000 buildings damaged in Indonesian quake
• Bangkok to be declared an earthquake risk zone
• Indonesian quake toll rises to 17


14 Sep 2007
• Mercy Relief team arrives in Padang to help with quake relief efforts
• MET Services to complete 3 more seismic sensors by year-end
• Aid rushed to Indonesia quake survivors
• Indonesia lifts tsunami alert after Sumatra quake
• Indonesia issues another tsunami alert after quake
• Indonesian quake toll rises to 13
• Aftershocks rumble but Indonesia spared massive quake damage
• Indonesia cancels tsunami alert
• More tremors felt in various parts of Singapore
• Indonesia issues another tsunami alert after quake
• Schools may postpone exams in the event of tremors


13 Sep 2007
• PM Lee offers condolences to families of Sumatran earthquakes' victims
• Indonesia spared massive damage as fresh quake hits
• Indonesia calls off tsunami alert for North Sulawesi
• At least four aftershocks felt in Singapore on Thursday
• Indonesia hit by new quake, tsunami alert issued
• Fears ease over Indonesia quake
• Strong quake hits Indonesia; tremor felt in Singapore
• Indonesia calls off fourth tsunami alert: meteorology agency
• Six dead, dozens injured in Indonesian quakes
• Indonesia hit by major aftershock; new tsunami alert issued
• Indonesia counts cost of massive quake
• New quake hits Indonesia, tsunami alert issued
• Buildings inspected by engineers found to be safe after tremors
• Massive quake hits Indonesia
• Mercy Relief activates Operations Centre in response to Indonesian quake
• Buildings inspected by engineers found to be safe after tremors


12 Sep 2007
• Indonesia issues second tsunami warning
• Sri Lanka lifts tsunami alert
• Malaysia says no tsunami threat after Indonesian quake
• Tremors felt most in homes in central Singapore
• Indonesia calls off tsunami warning
• Tsunami alert issued after Indonesia quake: US centre
• Singapore buildings sway after strong quake hits Indonesia

 


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